Should I invest in Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan?

We don't give personal investment advice. Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a lossrisk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-sellinggoal isn't capital preservation in the short termCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 24.0%. 5-year CAGR: 12.26%.

Bharti AXA

Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth

Latest NAV

₹178.8300

As of

17 Jul 2026

4,277 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+0.42%	-1.95%	+2.37	27 / 90	Q2
1W	+0.25%	-3.22%	+3.47	29 / 87	Q2
2W	-0.14%	-3.57%	+3.43	47 / 87	Q3
1M	+0.20%	-3.98%	+4.17	56 / 87	Q3
3M	+0.71%	-3.29%	+4.00	52 / 87	Q3
6M	+4.28%	-1.04%	+5.32	25 / 89	Q2
YTD	+2.69%	-3.07%	+5.76	22 / 89	Q1
1Y	+1.18%	+2.32%	-1.13	35 / 87	Q2
2Y	-3.14%	-0.75%	-2.39	62 / 86	Q3
3Y	+14.49%	+5.77%	+8.71	21 / 81	Q2
4Y	+16.61%	+8.62%	+7.99	11 / 78	Q1
5Y	+12.26%	+7.06%	+5.20	22 / 77	Q2
7Y	+19.35%	+9.74%	+9.60	4 / 75	Q1
10Y	+16.31%	+8.09%	+8.22	4 / 69	Q1
Inception	+18.28%	+5.96%	+12.33	5 / 91	Q1

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2026 YTD	+2.69%	-3.09%	+5.78	4 / 47
2025	-3.89%	+1.54%	-5.43	43 / 47
2024	+21.54%	+18.17%	+3.37	18 / 47
2023	+34.82%	+23.46%	+11.36	2 / 49
2022	-0.97%	+0.75%	-1.72	32 / 52
2021	+40.91%	+28.91%	+12.00	4 / 54
2020	+32.17%	+11.40%	+20.77	3 / 56
2019	+15.18%	+2.03%	+13.15	1 / 59
2018	-15.73%	-9.68%	-6.05	47 / 61
2017	+58.07%	+29.95%	+28.12	1 / 65
2016	-1.14%	-0.31%	-0.83	40 / 70

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+17.53%

200 windows

min -24.5% · max 139.3%

74% positive

3-Year rolling

+16.00%

176 windows

min -3.2% · max 31.6%

96% positive

5-Year rolling

+16.37%

151 windows

min 4.4% · max 29.8%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+15.68%

127 windows

min 7.4% · max 21.4%

100% positive

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

16.73%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.50

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.81

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-24.03%

Dec 2024 → Feb 2025

% positive months

63.9%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in ELSS

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC TaxSaver-Dividend Plan	HDFC	₹66.8780	17 Jul 2026
NIPPON INDIA ELSS TAX SAVER FUND - ANNUAL IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹20.5675	17 Jul 2026
SBI MAGNUM TAXGAIN SCHEME 1993 - DIVIDEND	SBI	₹89.3173	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Long Term Wealth Enhancement Fund - IDCW Option	ICICI Prudential	₹28.9500	17 Jul 2026
Quantum Tax Saving Fund - Dividend	Quantum	₹125.9300	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal ELSS Tax Saver Fund - IDCW Payout	Motilal Oswal	₹30.3525	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Taxshield-Dividend	Franklin Templeton	₹60.8511	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Tax Saver-Scheme-Dividend	Kotak Mahindra	₹43.8620	17 Jul 2026
EDELWEISS ELSS FUND - Dividend Option	Edelweiss	₹30.8300	17 Jul 2026
DSP BlackRock Tax Saver Fund - Dividend	DSP BlackRock	₹22.3070	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹178.8300
16 Jul 2026	₹178.0800
15 Jul 2026	₹178.3800
14 Jul 2026	₹177.5000
13 Jul 2026	₹178.6300
10 Jul 2026	₹178.3800
9 Jul 2026	₹176.3000
8 Jul 2026	₹175.1700
7 Jul 2026	₹177.9100
6 Jul 2026	₹179.5500

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth is ₹178.8300. It's a ELSS from Bharti AXA, run as a Unknown plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth has NAV history starting from 27 Feb 2009, a track record of about 17 years 4 months. Long-tenured funds like this have weathered multiple market cycles — the 2008 crash, 2013 taper tantrum, 2020 COVID drawdown — which makes their returns more credible than a 3-year track record alone.

Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth is managed by Bharti AXA. It's classified by AMFI under the 'ELSS' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth has delivered a absolute return of 1.18% — -1.13 pp behind the ELSS category average of 2.32%. The fund ranks #35 of 87 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth has delivered a CAGR of 14.49% — +8.71 pp ahead of the ELSS category average of 5.77%. The fund ranks #21 of 81 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth has delivered a CAGR of 12.26% — +5.2 pp ahead of the ELSS category average of 7.06%. The fund ranks #22 of 77 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹453,079 today — a multiplier of 4.53×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 16.31%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹217,608.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹801,827 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 11.54%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,781,745 (multiplier 2.32×). XIRR: 16.04%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth ranks #22 out of 77 funds in the ELSS category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 7.06%; this fund delivered 12.26%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth has experienced over the last 5-year window is 24.03% — its NAV fell from a high on 11 Dec 2024 to a low on 28 Feb 2025. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth averaged 16.37% (best 29.82%, worst 4.43%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.39 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth returned -3.89% — lagging the ELSS category average of 1.54% by 5.43 pp. It ranked #43 of 47 in its category that year.

Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth is classified as an Equity fund (at least 65% equity exposure). Tax rules (post Budget 2024): if you hold 12 months or more, gains are Long-Term and taxed at 12.5% on the amount exceeding ₹1.25 lakh per financial year. Held for under 12 months, gains are Short-Term and taxed at 20%. The ₹1.25 L exemption is per PAN per FY across all equity LTCG.

We don't give personal investment advice. Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund-ECO Plan-Growth is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a loss
risk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-selling
goal isn't capital preservation in the short term

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 24.0%. 5-year CAGR: 12.26%.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.